Chicago's Come Sunday Mixes Gospel & Jazz on Debut CD "Crosscurrents"
The Chicago septet Come Sunday melds jazz form and gospel tradition on their striking debut CD Crosscurrents, due for release May 3. Taking their name and inspiration from Duke Ellington's groundbreaking 1958 collaboration with gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, Come Sunday reinterprets time-honored ...
(Published: March 16, 2011) [read more]
René Marie signs with Motéma Music
Deal calls for double release in 2011.
René Marie, the award-winning singer whose signature style incorporates elements of jazz, soul, blues and gospel, has signed an exclusive recording deal to release a pair of albums with the acclaimed jazz/world/soul label Motéma Music. ...
(Published: March 15, 2011) [read more]
Trio Mediaeval new release and tour
Trio Mediaeval is back with a new album of sacred music released on March 15, 2011.
Trio Mediaeval
A Worcester Ladymass
Anna Maria Friman voice
Linn Andrea Fuglseth voice
Torunn Østrem Ossum voice
Few vocal ensembles produce quite as beautiful and finely blended a sound as this ...
(Published: March 15, 2011) [read more]
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release SO FAR
The Debut Recording From Guitarist/Composer NADAV REMEZ
For Immediate Release:
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release SO FAR
The Debut Recording From Guitarist/Composer NADAV REMEZ
(Available April 26 at www.BJURecords.com and www.nadavremez.com)
SO FAR features:
Nadav Remez (guitar, compositions)
Shai Maestro (piano, ...
(Published: March 15, 2011) [read more]
JANICE BORLA VOCAL JAZZ CAMP RETURNS FOR 23rd SEASON
NAPERVILLE, IL - The 23rd annual Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp and "Hot Jazz - 6 Cool Nites" concert series will be presented at North Central College July 16-22, 2011. The overlapping events are jointly sponsored by the College's Jazz Studies Program.
The Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp, ...
(Published: March 15, 2011) [read more]
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica CD Release: The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel
Friday, 18th March, 2011
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
The first-ever big-band recording recreating Juan Garcia Esquivel's long-lost arrangements, The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel is already earning wide acclaim including a Starbucks licensing deal and great reviews. Featuring 23 musicians ...
(Published: March 14, 2011) [read more]
Bill Frisell Trio Makes Music-and-Movie Magic in Two Shows at UCLA Live's Royce Hall April 2
Featuring live jazz scores set to Buster Keaton films, eclectic animation and experimental visuals,
Adventurous jazz guitarist and composer Bill Frisell and his bandmates Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen bring two compelling sets of music and film to the Royce Hall stage Saturday April 2-in an ...
(Published: March 14, 2011) [read more]
Progressive rock and jazz collide with breathtaking urgency on Tyson Graf's new CD
(Sacramento, CA) Written by Robert Sutton. Weapon of mass destruction noun: Tyson Graf's guitar. Graf is a gunslinger of a different sort, one in the tradition of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
As FM radio playlists tightened in the past two decades, the rock instrumentalist became virtually ...
(Published: March 14, 2011) [read more]
This Week @ THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE
March 14-21, 2011 , plus April & May highlights!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"A CULINARY AS WELL AS A CULTURAL LANDMARK"
Proclamation, City of New York, 1987
One of Top 150 Jazz Venues in The World - DownBeat
Jazz Venue of The Year, 2004, 2008, 2010
- The NYC Jazz Record
(formerly known as All About Jazz New York)
This Week @ ...
(Published: March 14, 2011) [read more]
Evolving Music/Evolving Voice
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
107 Suffolk Street, NY, NY, 10002
Monday, APRIL 11, 2011
7PM - Fay Victor/Dominic Lash DUO
8PM - Jay Clayton/Theo Bleckmann - DUO
9PM - Charles Gayle's Forgiveness
Charles Gayle (tenor sax), Francois Grillot (bass), Michael Wimberly ...
(Published: March 11, 2011) [read more]
Evolving Music/Evolving Voice
Monday April 4th, 2011
7PM - Jason Stein Quartet
Jason Stein-bass clarinet
Andrew D'Angelo-alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Matt Pavolka-bass
Mike Pride-drums
8PM - Ras Moshe
Ras Moshe (sax), Kyoko Kitamura (voice), Andrew Drury (drums), Shayna Dulberger (bass) and Anders Nilsson ...
(Published: March 11, 2011) [read more]
Joe's Pub, NYC Presents - Vanessa Rubin: Yesterdays - An Evening with Billie Holiday
"Vanessa Rubin is one of the most gifted jazz vocalists of her generation"
-Washington Post
"Vanessa Rubin brings honesty, vulnerability and musicality to the table. She slides into pitches with impeccable precision, playing her way around a melody and rhythm so that the feeling of the song is ...
(Published: March 10, 2011) [read more]
San Jose, Calif., -- It's that time of year, yep, Enter Music Publishing's Annual Drummies Awards/Poll programs is now officially open for voting. Having gained respect from the drum/music industry as the most comprehensive Award/Polling events, d
San Jose, Calif., -- It's that time of year, yep, Enter Music Publishing's Annual Drummies Awards/Poll programs is now officially open for voting. Having gained respect from the drum/music industry as the most comprehensive Award/Polling events, drummers, fans and anybody else interested ...
(Published: March 10, 2011) [read more]
Back to the Future: Two Generations of Film and Video Game Composers, with Grammy Winner and Oscar Nominee Alan Silvestri, Perform at Symphony Hall, April 1
BOSTON, March 7, 2011 -- The Berklee College of Music Film Scoring Department presents an evening of music from popular movies and video games, Back to the Future: Two Generations of Film and Video Game Composers. Familiar scores from Forrest Gump, Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons, and Back to the ...
(Published: March 10, 2011) [read more]
Boston-based jazz vocalist Keiko Ito has soaring voice on new EP
(Boston, MA) Written by Robert Sutton. It's fitting that the coffeehouse jazz of Keiko Ito is lighter than air. After all, how else could you complement a voice that soars through the skies'
Ito's vocals, glowing with the youthful innocence and emotional warmth of Karen Carpenter, ...
(Published: March 09, 2011) [read more]
Terence Blanchard named Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the UM Frost School of Music
Coral Gables, FL (March 7, 2011) - Five time Grammy Award winning jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard was named Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI), a prestigious program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music that is training a new generation of ...
(Published: March 09, 2011) [read more]
U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble Performance
The U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Harris Theatre located on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. on March 18, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Featured soloists for this concert will be Commodore trumpeter Musician 1st Class Justin Kisor and his brother, New York ...
(Published: March 09, 2011) [read more]
U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble Performance
The U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble will be the featured band at the UMBC Jazz Festival on March 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at the UMBC Recital Hall on the campus of UMBC in Catonsville, Md. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Commodores have been in existence since 1969. They ...
(Published: March 09, 2011) [read more]
Texas-based jazz vocalist Silvie Rider impresses with both English and French on new CD
(Austin, Texas) Written by Robert Sutton. To jazz vocalist Silvie Rider, the universal language of music is bilingual.
On her new album Je Te Connais, Rider effortlessly sings in English and French, losing no emotional weight with either one. It's no gimmick or arty pretension; they are ...
(Published: March 09, 2011) [read more]
Italian group Domenico Sanna Trio are 'Too Marvelous for Words' on debut album
(Rome, Italy) Written by Robert Sutton. The Domenico Sanna Trio declares that they are Too Marvelous for Words on their debut album. By the closing track "Midnight Sun," they erase any doubts to the validity of that claim.
The first half of "Midnight Sun" finds the band balancing light and ...
(Published: March 08, 2011) [read more]
Tomorrow Night, March 9! - BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ Littlefield - Featuring DAVE LIEBMAN, JOHN HEBERT & WORKS!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONNECTION WORKS
PRESENTS The 4th SEASON OF
BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN
@ LITTLEFIELD - www.littlefieldnyc.com
Littlefield is located at is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Ave in Brooklyn, Tel 718 855 3388, $14 cover, $6 minimum (20 ...
(Published: March 08, 2011) [read more]
Scot Albertson & Dr. Joe Utterback Concert in Greenwich, CT - Sat. Mar. 26th @ 7:00p.m. - Featured Guest Artist - "Sweet" Sue Terry
Scot & Dr. Joe (Vocal / Piano Duo) return to Blueberry Music & Art House (135 Mason St. - 06830) for their 3rd Concert in 2011. This is a Concert Series conceived & produced by Scot to offer music presentations in a warm lovely intimate Art Gallery focused solely on the music. These Concerts also ...
(Published: March 08, 2011) [read more]
Guitarist Giovan Guido displays command of fingerpicking style on second album
(Brooklyn, New York) Written by Robert Sutton. In the hands of Giovan Guido, the guitar isn't just an instrument; it's a paintbrush.
Guido doesn't simply play the guitar; he illustrates moods with it, his command over each string apparent with every vivid portrait of emotion.
On ...
(Published: March 07, 2011) [read more]
GOWANUS REGGAE AND SKA SOCIETY WILL CELEBRATE RELEASE OF G.R.A.S.S. ON FIRE WITH SHOW AT THE APPLE STORE IN SOHO ON MARCH 22
CD Features Group's Instrumental Interpretation of Music from Bob Marley's Catch A Fire
On March 22, the eleven members of G.R.A.S.S. will celebrate the recent release of G.R.A.S.S. on Fire with a performance at the Apple Store in Soho. Showtime is 7 PM, and the store is located at ...
(Published: March 07, 2011) [read more]
This week at Tutuma Social Club (March 10-12)
Thursday March 10
@ 7pm Mika. Brazilian samba jazz
Mika (piano)
@8:30pm: Laurandrea Leguia Trio. Traditional Afro-Peruvian music.
Laurandrea Leguia (soprano sax), Rufino Ortiz (guitar), Toño Vílchez (Cajón & Zapateo Dancing).
Reservations recommended
@ 10:30pm The Rodrigo Bonelli ...
(Published: March 07, 2011) [read more]
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